Category Archives: Retirement

It never ceases to amaze me that every book printed in English—no matter how thick, no matter many pages or how many words– can be reduced to this common denominator: just twenty-six letters, albeit arranged and rearranged, used multiple times, … Continue reading →

I admit it. I’m still mining the implications of those three little words “accepted and approved,” as in resignation/retirement letter signed, sealed, and delivered. Since my resignation/retirement applies to education, I’ve been thinking about “accepted and approved” as it applies … Continue reading →

Am still reflecting on my resignation having been Board “accepted and approved.” First “a” word sounds welcoming and hospitable—could as well have been in response to my applying for the job, rather than resigning. Second “a” word sounds like it … Continue reading →

It’s official! The Board “accepted and approved” my retirement! When I read the email notification to that effect, I smiled, peacefully and joyfully. In rehearsing the moment, I expected to do a combination victory and liberation dance. I imagined I’d … Continue reading →

No miracle of streaming video last night, so, here I am today, hoping to learn from our HR Department what I did not hear or see with my own ears and eyes last night: the acceptance of my resignation-for-retirement-purposes letter. … Continue reading →

Definitely not the superstitious type, having my resignation-for-retirement-purposes letter go before the Board tonight on the thirteenth of the month does not freak me out. In fact, being a bit of a nonconformist in matters such as yielding to superstitions, … Continue reading →

Today marks the eighteenth birthday of Malala Yousafzai, one courageous young woman, youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and tenacious children’s advocate. Whoever would have thought that her life on the other side of the globe would have anything to do … Continue reading →

It’s the week after our Fourth of July celebration, and I’m still pondering the meaning of retirement freedom and independence. In fact, I’m pondering it even more so since yesterday’s post. Although I was not willing to do the “far, … Continue reading →

Don’t know if the policy is still intact, or if it ever existed in any of the other states, but years ago when I had the occasion to apply for unemployment, I discovered among the enumerated eligibility conditions, one very … Continue reading →

As someone whose work career included a number of involuntary stints of being un-employed or under-employed, what I am about to reveal, I hope, will not be viewed as being insensitive to or minimizing of the emotional, social, economic, and … Continue reading →